Comments on: Presets - Contrast Boost http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/ Photoshop Lightroom News, Tips, Tutorials, Videos and more. Simplify Photography from shoot to finish. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:18:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: mattk http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-20059 mattk Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:43:16 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-20059 To everyone who said "Thanks". You're very welcome! Peter - Most of the presets rely on you developing the photo first and then adding the preset to it. Some of them adjust things like exposure because the effect usually calls for it. No real "rule" for them though. I apply them and if it looks cool I stick with it. If not, I tweak it. Shavox and Mike Clemons - make sure you're in the correct module. Print module = print preset, etc... GregH - Probably won't find one. The Orton effect revolves around having two exposures. 1 in focus and 1 out of focus and blending them together. You can't blend two photos in Lightroom so you really wouldn't be able to reproduce the effect. It's more of a Photoshop effect. Thom - Thanks :) Best, Matt K To everyone who said “Thanks”. You’re very welcome!

Peter - Most of the presets rely on you developing the photo first and then adding the preset to it. Some of them adjust things like exposure because the effect usually calls for it. No real “rule” for them though. I apply them and if it looks cool I stick with it. If not, I tweak it.

Shavox and Mike Clemons - make sure you’re in the correct module. Print module = print preset, etc…

GregH - Probably won’t find one. The Orton effect revolves around having two exposures. 1 in focus and 1 out of focus and blending them together. You can’t blend two photos in Lightroom so you really wouldn’t be able to reproduce the effect. It’s more of a Photoshop effect.

Thom - Thanks :)

Best,
Matt K

]]> By: Mike Clemons http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-20012 Mike Clemons Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:01:18 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-20012 Matt, loving the presets, when I try to import a few of the different ones I get an error telling me it's the wrong type of preset.. the one that comes to mind is the print preset. Do I need to load those in a different place? thanks Mike Matt, loving the presets, when I try to import a few of the different ones I get an error telling me it’s the wrong type of preset.. the one that comes to mind is the print preset. Do I need to load those in a different place?

thanks

Mike

]]> By: Thom Dombrowski http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19920 Thom Dombrowski Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:28:31 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19920 Matt These are great, and when used with the lens vignetting ones the photos look really good. How about i take photos, and you just come to my house an process them for me.. Thanks for all the help the work that you do to help us out. While you are doing preset, what do you have that might be of interest to all of us for printing?? Thanks again. Thom Matt

These are great, and when used with the lens vignetting ones the photos look really good. How about i take photos, and you just come to my house an process them for me.. Thanks for all the help the work that you do to help us out. While you are doing preset, what do you have that might be of interest to all of us for printing??

Thanks again.
Thom

]]> By: GregH http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19895 GregH Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:48:48 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19895 Hi Matt All the presets you post are great! Do you have one, or know of one, that resembles the Orton Effect that can be used in Lightroom? TIA!! Hi Matt

All the presets you post are great! Do you have one, or know of one, that resembles the Orton Effect that can be used in Lightroom?

TIA!!

]]> By: shavox http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19868 shavox Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:22:26 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19868 Matt, I solved my problem. These worked fine. Thanks! Shavox Matt,

I solved my problem. These worked fine. Thanks!

Shavox

]]> By: Scott http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19849 Scott Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:24:36 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19849 Something unrelated , how do in import my keywords from Bridge to Lightroom, where is the keywords file found in Bridge. Thanks Scott Australia Something unrelated , how do in import my keywords from Bridge to Lightroom, where is the keywords file found in Bridge.

Thanks
Scott

Australia

]]> By: Richard Whetton http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19832 Richard Whetton Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:58:10 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19832 Mike, being a little presumtious answering, but I think you can unlock the layer by double clicking on the layer and renaming (I think, I only have CS2) and the padlock in the lightroom crop in tool is probably locked in place which locks the aspect ratio. Click on it to unlock, hope this helps and no-one is offended by me answering! Rich. Mike, being a little presumtious answering, but I think you can unlock the layer by double clicking on the layer and renaming (I think, I only have CS2) and the padlock in the lightroom crop in tool is probably locked in place which locks the aspect ratio. Click on it to unlock, hope this helps and no-one is offended by me answering!

Rich.

]]> By: shavox http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19825 shavox Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:50:23 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19825 Matt, I'm still not able to install these presets. I've tried to find a way to convert them for windows (I have Vista) but haven't found a way yet. Do you have any ideas?? Thanks Shavox Matt,

I’m still not able to install these presets. I’ve tried to find a way to convert them for windows (I have Vista) but haven’t found a way yet. Do you have any ideas??

Thanks
Shavox

]]> By: Peter M http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19809 Peter M Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:54:08 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19809 Matt, I was wondering, is there a "baseline" relative to image capture that makes the use of your presets more effective ? Or do you use the presets and then individually adjust the effects as required (which is what I suspect) ? Also, some presets actually act as an "adder" to the image ie , Contrast, Sharpness. Where as your New York effects are adjusting more exposure related settings. Is there to "double up" on a preset ? Matt,
I was wondering, is there a “baseline” relative to image capture that makes the use of your presets more effective ? Or do you use the presets and then individually adjust the effects as required (which is what I suspect) ?

Also, some presets actually act as an “adder” to the image ie , Contrast, Sharpness. Where as your New York effects are adjusting more exposure related settings.

Is there to “double up” on a preset ?

]]> By: MarkH http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19803 MarkH Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:00:24 +0000 http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2007/presets-contrast-boost/#comment-19803 mike, re 2) I hope I get what you mean, but try dragging one of the corners all the way over the image. Then the 4x6 crop should turn into 6x4. Works for me at least :-) mike,

re 2) I hope I get what you mean, but try dragging one of the corners all the way over the image. Then the 4×6 crop should turn into 6×4. Works for me at least :-)

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